Priya Bhavani Shankar

Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar known by her stage name Priya Bhavani is an accomplished actress in the South Indian television and film industry. She hails from a family of talented individuals.

Shankar completed her high school at SBOA Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai. She then pursued a bachelor's in technology at B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology. Shankar also completed her MBA before joining the media industry.

In addition to working as a news presenter at Puthiya Thalaimurai (2011-2014). Shankar has also worked as an actress on Star Vijay Television's Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai (2014-2017.)

Shankar's performance in Meyaadha Maan (2017) opposite Vaibhav Reddy, earned her a nomination for the South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) for Best Female Debut. In 2018, Shankar starred alongside Karthi in Kadaikutty Singam (2018) where she was nominated for the Filmfare Awards (South) 2019 for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2019, Shankar worked with S.J. Suryah in Monster (2019). The following year, she appeared in Mafia: Chapter 1 (2020) and Time Enna Boss (2020), a web series on Amazon Prime.

Shankar featured in the Tamil film Kalathil Sandhippom (2021) alongside Jiiva and Arulnithi and Kasada Thapara (2021) with Harish Kalyan and Sundeep Kishan.

Shankar collaborated with actor Arun Vijay on a film called "Yaanai," released in 2022. Another project that Shankar worked on was with the actor Ashok Selvan on a film called "Hostel (2022)". In addition to working with Arun Vijay and Ashok Selvan, Shankar also collaborated with Atharvaa Murali on a film called "Kuruthi Aattam (2022)" Overall, 2022 was a productive year for Shankar, as she continued to display her talent as an actress.

Her next Telugu film, Kalyanam Kamaneeyam (2023) is scheduled to release in 2023. Shankar will also star in the Tamil crime thriller Bommai (2023) with S.J. Suryah. She will also feature in the upcoming projects Pathu Thala (2023) and Rudhran (2023)